IBPS PO

SBI - PO Marketing Quiz (Part -11)

Q.101. Customers Relationship with the Bank is influenced by -(1) Customers attitudes(2) Attitude of bank staff(3) Attitudes of salesperson(4) Good service(5) All of these

Q.102. Delivery channel other than Bank counters are-(1) ATMs(2) Internet Banking(3) Mobile Banking(4) Tele Banking(5) All of the above

Q.103. The Sequence of a sales process is -(1) Lead generation, call, presentation & sale(2) Sales, presentation, lead generation, call(3) Lead generation, call, sale & presen tation(4) There is no sequence required(5) None of these

Q.104. Automated Teller machines (ATMs) are innovation for the banking industry. In terms of the service industry this is an innovation in the element of the marketing mix.(1) Pricing(2) Promotion(3) Distribution(4) Product(5) None of these

Q.105. A brand is BEST defined as a -(1) Registered design or symbol that is displayed on the product.(2) Related group of words that describe the product.(3) Name, symbol, design or combination of these that identifies a sellers product.(4) Copyrighted word(s) that give the manu facturer exclusive ownership.(5) Name of the manufacturer of the product.

Q.106. One distinguishing factor between a brand name and a brand is that a brand Name.(1) Creates customer loyalty(2) Consists of word(3) Identifies only one item in the product mix(4) Implies an organizations Name(5) None of these

Q.107. When a firm uses one of its existing brand name as part of a brand name for an improved or new product, the branding is called________(1) Individual branding(2) Over all family branding(3) Line family branding(4) Brand extension branding(5) None of these

Q.108. A carton of orange juice has no brand name and on the package only the name of the product Orange Juice is written. This is an example of -(1) a manufacturers brand(2) an own label brand(3) a no frills brand(4) a generic brand(5) None of these

Q.109. When __________ branding is used, all of a firms products are branded with the same name or at least part of the name -(1) Individual(2) Trademark(3) Family(4) Selective(5) Extension

Q.110. Labeling is important for three reasons- promotional and legal reasons. What is the third reason?(1) Marketing(2) Branding(3) Strategic(4) Informational(5) None of these

*********IMPORTANT DATES*********

1)National Sports Day, in tribute to the legendary hockeyplayer Major Dhyan Chand, is celebrated every year on in India.=August 29th

2)The International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layeris celebrated every year on . since 1995.=September 16th

3)World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every yearon_?=March 15th

4)When is the Navy Day celebrated every year in India?=December 4th

5)World Postal Day is celebrated every year on_?=October 9th

6)World Leprosy Eradication Day is observed every yearon_?=January 30th

7)National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on_?=April 24th

8)World Sight Day is observed every year on_?=October 13th

9)Commonwealth Day, the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations is held every year on_?=2ND Monday of March

10)The Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on_?=Oct 8th

11)World Cancer Day is observed every year on_?=February 4th

12)When is Common Service Centre Divas observed?=July 16th

13)World Disability Day is observed annually on_?=December 3rd

14)World Arthritis Day is observed every year on_?=October 12th

15)World Forestry Day is celebrated on_?=March 21st

16)World Food Day is celebrated on_?=Oct 16th

17)When is Quit India day celebrated?=August 9th

18)When is Hindi Diwas celebrated?=September 14th***SBI PO COMPUTER QUIZ****

1.What is RISC?

(1) Storage Device(2) Computer Network(3) Microprocessor(4) Operating System(5) None of theseANSWER=(3) Microprocessor

2. NORTON is an ____

(1) Software(2) Anti-Virus Program(3) Network(4) Program(5) None of theseANSWER=(2) Anti-Virus Program

3. A program that converts high level language to machine Language is _______

(1) Linker(2) Assembler(3) Compiler(4) All of the above(5) None of theseANSWER=(3) Compiler

4. Zip is a -----file.

(1) Executable File(2) Compressed File(3) System File(4) Combo(5) None of theseANSWER=(2) Compressed File

5. At a time how many operating system can be at work on a computer ?

(1) Only one(2) Two(3) Three(4) Four(5) None of theseANSWER=(1) Only one

6. Answer Sheets in bank POs/Clerks examinations are checked by using

(1) Optical Character Reader(2) Optical Mark Reader(3) Magnetic ink Character Reader(4) All of the above(5) None of theseANSWER=(2) Optical Mark Reader

7. Image can be sent over telephone lines by using ------

(1) Larger bandwidth(2) Fax(3) Scanner(4) Cable(5) None of theseANSWER=(2) Fax

8. Which among the following is a Scientific Computer Language?

(1) BASIC(2) COBOL(3) FORTRAN(4) PASCAL(5) None of theseANSWER=(3) FORTRAN

9. What is Oracle ?

(1) A Co-ordination System(2) Word Software(3) Database Software(4) All of the above(5) None of theseANSWER=(3) Database Software

10. IC Chip is made of -----.

(1) Silicon(2) Nickel(3) Iron(4) Copper(5) None of theseANSWER=(1) Silicon****SBI PO COMPUTER QUIZ****

1. Inheritance is the ability of an object to pass on its characteristics to its ____________.

(1) subclasses(2) off-spring(3) super classes(4) parents(5) none of theseANSWER=(1) subclasses

2. Which of the following activities is NOT a component of e-business?

(1) Collaboration with business partners(2) Cash flow management(3) Customer service(4) Selling(5) None of theseANSWER=(2) Cash flow management

3. Which of the following extends data across networks rather than store it in one central site?.

(1) PIM(2) File manager(3) Distributed database(4) Data mining program(5) None of theseANSWER=(3) Distributed database

4. What is a serial port that adds a direct connection to a network?

(1) FireWire(2) NIC(3) USB(4) Internal modem(5) None of theseANSWER=(2) NIC

5. Which of the following is saved to noncontiguous clusters on a hard disk?

(1) Clustered file(2) Defragmented file(3) Sectored file(4) Fragmented file(5) None of theseANSWER=(4) Fragmented file

6. What should be used if a company wants to include its company name and logo at the bottom of every page of a brochure?

(1) Header(2) Macro(3) Footer(4) Footnote(5) None of theseANSWER=(3) Footer

7. ___________ is an event-driven programming language developed in the early 1990.

(1) C(2) VB(3) C++(4) Pascal(5) None of theseANSWER=(2) VB

8. Linux is a_____

(1) Utility program for peer-to-peer file sharing(2) Real-time operating system(3) Network operating system(4) PDA platform(5) None of theseANSWER=(2) Real-time operating system

9. The_________ runs the front-end applications software in a network.

(1) Client(2) Database(3) Server(4) CPU(5) None of theseANSWER=(1) Client

10. Which of the following is used for close a tab on a browser?

(1) Ctrl + T(2) Ctrl + W(3) Ctrl + A(4) Ctrl + Y(5) None of theseANSWER=(2) Ctrl + W*************QUIZ************

1)Name of team bought by Sachin Tendulkar in ISL (Indian super league)?

=Kochi

2)Sachil Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly bought teams in ISL (Indian super league). ISL is related to which game?

=Football

3)Who won the Singapore Badminton Open title for 2014 ?

=Simon Santoso of Indonesia

4)Baluarte Bridge, the highest cable stayed bridge in the world, was recently unveiled in

=Mexico

5)Ramiz Alia, who died on October 7th, 2011 was the first ............... of Albania.

=President

6)D.U. Sastry, who passed recently, was predominantly a(an)

=Industrial Economist

7)Hargobind Khorana, an Indian-born American biochemist who passed away recently, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in

=1968

8)Which former Supreme Court judge has been appointed as the head of monitoring authority to supervise the investigation into the fake encounter cases in Gujarat?

=Justice (retd.) H.S. Bedi

9)When is National Law Day celebrated in India?

=November 26th

10)Which High Court recently celebrated 150 years of its functioning?

=Madras High Court ,Calcutta High Court ,Bombay High Court

Questions Asked In IBPS PO : 20-10-2013 (Morning Shift)

Based on memory.. .........

1.Who is the director of the bollywood film Satyagraha ?-Prakash Jha

2. Who is the first Indian-origin Miss America 2013 ? -Nina Davuluri

3.Reserve Bank of India hiked Repo Rate on Sept 20, 2013 by _________ 25 basis point to 7.5%

4.Which of the following is the limit of Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) ?- Rs.12 Lakh per year

5.Name the banks whose headquarter is in kolkata ?- Allahabad Bank, United Bank of India, UCO Bank,

6.NEFT is used for- National Electronic Fund Transfer(Transfer Funds between two banks)

7.ATM stands for -- Automated teller machine

8.Which country become the 28th member of EU ? Croatia

9.When RBI wants to absorb liquidity from market it will__________- increase reverse repo,and repo rate

10.Who among the following is the Head of Committee on Gold ?- K U B Rao

11.Next G-8 Summit will be held in_____________ - Sochi in June next year

12.Book written by Chetan Bhagat are;- What Young India Wants, Revolution 2020, 2 STATES, The 3 Mistakes of my Life

13.Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana was launched in which year? 01.12.1997

14.Wheat ,Bajra comes under which crop ?Wheat is a rabi crop and Bajra is a Kharif crop

15.GDP Growth Forecast by CSO for 2013-14 is ______-4.4 percent

16.What is the name of the joint venture of Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines ? Tata SIA Airlines Ltd

17.Which is the No.1 Stock Exchange in the World NYSE/ Nasdaq? New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

18.Which Award was given to Finance Minister P Chidambaram ? Business Reformer Award

19.Balance Sheet indicates what ? It indicates assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time.

20.What do you understand by TLE in POS machine ? Terminal Line Encryption

21.What is the Venue of G20 Summit 2013 ? -Saint Petersburg, Russia

22.At a time what is maximum limit of Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) ?- Rs 50, 000

23. Infosys launches which new version of banking solution ?- Finacle11

24.MacMohan Line divides which two countries ?-India and China

25.Who has developed the rupee symbol ? -Udaya Kumar

26.What is the name of CEO of Women Bank ?- Usha Ananthasubramanian,

27.Full form of EASIEST Electronic Accounting System in Excise and Service Tax

28.Who is the Chief of Forward Markets Commission (FMC) ? Shri Ramesh Abhishek

29.The 78-year-old RBI history book Name released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - Looking Back and Looking Ahead

30.Who among the following is the New Director General of CPRF ?- Dilip Trivedi

31.A micro enterprise is an enterprise where investment in plant and machinery does not exceed ____;-Rs.25 lakh;

32.IFSC Code is needed in______________? RTGS, CFMS and NEFT

33.Information Technology Act came in which year?- Information Technology Act came in the year 2000 34.Who is the 1st Indian to win shooting competition world championship ?-Rahi Sarnobat

35.ONGC has opened its new gas based power plant recently at which place?-Tripura

36.It is mandatory for companies to spend at least 2% of net profits on-CSRThe International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is a multi-modal network which would connect India to _____?[A]Central AsiaIn which among the following states India's first Minority Cyber Village has been inaugurated, recently?Answer=[C] Rajasthan ?Answer:(C) 2005


Q.91. Cross selling is very effective in the sale of one of the following -(1) Debit - Card(2) Credit- Cards(3) Internal- Banking(4) Auto Loan(5) All of these

Q.92. Target market for debit card is -(1) All existing account holder(2) All sales persons(3) All NRIs(4) All HNIs(5) All of these

Q.93. SME means -(1) Small and medium enterprises(2) Small scale marketing entities(3) Small & medium establishments(4) None of these

Q.94. Out-sourcing means service rendered by -(1) Outside agencies(2) Other departments of the company(3) Employees other than the sales person(4) Marketing department(5) None of these

Q.95. Sales promotion involves, the incorrect option-(1) Building product awareness(2) Creating interest(3) Providing Intonation(4) Designing new product(5) None of these

Q.96. DSA Means -(1) District sales Authority(2) Direct Selling Agent(3) Distributor and Sales agent(4) None of these(5) All of these

Q.97. Conversion in sales language means -(1) Converting a buyer into a seller(2) Converting a seller into a buyer(3) Converting a prospect into customer(4) All of these(5) None of these

Q.98. Bank Marketing is treated as -(1) Transaction marketing(2) Service marketing(3) Indoor marketing(4) all of these(5) None of these

Q.99. Leads can be provided by -(1) friends relatives(2) Websites(3) Directories(4) All of these(5) None of these

Q.100. Marketing is Find the wrong option -(1) an ancient concept(2) a modern concept(3) a continuous affair(4) a team effort(5) None of these

********QUIZ********

1)According to RBI guidelines, what fraction of the branches are mandatory to be opened in rural areas by newly licensed banks?

=25

2)Who among the following has been appointed as next Prime Minister of France?

=Manuel Valls

3)Which among the following countries / regions was recently making news with respect to Sunflower Student Movement?

=Taiwan

4)Which among the following countries has won the coveted ICC Laureus Spirit of Sports award 2014?

=Afghanistan

5)Recently, which bank became the first state-run lender to allow withdrawal of funds to individuals from ATMs without an account in the bank?

=Bank of India

6)Which of the following is the largest bank in the world in terms of market capitalization?

=Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

7)Who among the following is the Chairman of Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC)?

=Parthasarathy Shome

8)Who among the following is the winner of the Life-Time Achievement Award under 3rd National Photography Awards?

=Rajesh Bedi

9)Which of the following states are first to get Plastic Photo Identity Card?

=Assam and Nagaland

10)In which year, National Archives of India was established?

=1891************QUIZ**********

1)Who will be 41st Chief Justice of India?

=Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha

2)Who is the new Chairman of software industry associationNASSCOM ?

=R Chandrasekaran

3)Prof. Amartya Sen was recently honoured with= by the United States of America.

National Medal of Arts

4)Which Indian politician was recently conferred anhonorary citizenship of Konya, Turkey?

=Sonia Gandhi

5)Dr. Ramdas M. Pai recently became the second Indianto be honoured with Datuk, a Malaysian award. The only other Indian to receive this award is:

=Smt. Pratibha Patil

6)Which country was recently made the Chairman of theUnited Nations South Asian Regional Commission forTourism?

=Sri Lanka

7)Which Indian company has recently been awarded theAmerican Society for Training and Development (ASTD)BEST award?

=Infosys

8)Who recently became the first Indian to win theSpecial Book Award, the highest literary award of China?

=Prof. B.R. Deepak

9)Which Indian-American has recently been appointedas the Senior Advisor to the U.S. State Department?

=Mitul Desai

10)recently ,the commercial production of oil and gas has started in the Aishwarya oil field . these fields are located in?

=Rajasthan**SBI PO - COMPUTER QUIZ***

1)A warm boot in older versions of Windows is caused by:

(1) Typing the Alt+ Tab key combination(2) Selecting Hibernate or Standby when shutting down(3) Typing the Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete key combination(4) Pressing the power switch(5) None of theseANSWER= (3) Typing the Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete key combination

2). Setting fonts for the text in your document is an example of:

(1) Formatting.(2) Formulas.(3) Tracking changes.(4) Tools.(5) None of theseANSWER= (1) Formatting.

3). ____________ is the file system used by the operating system to identify the physical locations of files on the hard drive.

(1) RTOS(2) GIF(3) FAT(4) POST(5) None of theseANSWER= (3) FAT

4). ___________software allows the user to speak into the computer rather than type in text.

(1) Speech recognition(2) CHAT(3) Message(4) All of the above(5) None of theseANSWER= (1) Speech recognition

5). A server uses _________applications software to support its client computers.

(1) back-end(2) front end(3) programming(4) java(5) none of theseANSWER= (1) back-end

6). What does the XP stand for in Windows XP?

(1) Exponential(2) Experience(3) Expertise(4) Exchange(5) None of theseANSWER= (2) Experience

7). Which symbol is used in Excel to denote exponential numbers?

(1) *(2) ^(3) &(4) $(5) None of theseANSWER= (2) ^

8). Which of the following is NOT a source of viruses?

(1) Diskettes(2) The Internet(3) E-mail messages(4) Computer networks(5) None of theseANSWER= (3) E-mail messages

9)Which printer type is an impact printer?

(1) Page printers(2) Laser printers(3) Ink-jet printers(4) Dot-matrix printers(5) None of theseANSWER= (4) Dot-matrix printers

10). What type of software must to be used to translate scanned text into a format that can be manipulated?

(1) OCR(2) CRT(3) RGB(4) MIDI(5) None of theseANSWER= (1) OCR******QUIZ*******1.Parliament of India is composed of_?

=Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and President

2.In a parliamentary form of government, real powers of the state are vested in the_?

=Council of ministers

3.The first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha After independence was in the year_?

=1963

4)The Union Territories get representation in_?

=Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha

5)In a case of a deadlock between the two Houses of the parliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the_?

=Speaker of Lok Sabha

6)Joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament are held to_?

=Consider and pass a bill on which two Houses disagree

7)A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be passed by Rajya Sabha within_?

=14 days

8)Who presided over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha ?

=Vice-President

9)Parliament or a State Legislature can declare a seat vacant of a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for_?

=60 days

10)Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected according to_?

=Single non-transferable vote system

TOP - 10 HEADLINES - 19.04.2014

1. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel laureate whose intoxicating novels and short stories exposed millions outside Latin America to its passions, superstition, violence and social inequality, has died. , ,

2. Anand Mahindra, chairman and managing director, Mahindra & Mahindra, Banmali Agrawala, president & ceo, South Asia, General Electric and Ellen Lord, president & ceo, Textron Systems have been appointed directors of US India Business Council.

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3. French power equipment maker Alstom has bagged a 30 million euro contract from state-owned firm Bhel.

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4. India Ratings has revised its outlook on the cotton sector upwards, from negative to 'negative-to-stable' this fiscal.

5. The US India Business Council (USIBC), an advocacy group representing American companies doing business in India, has called for lifting cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance and defence, but surprisingly made no mention of FDI in multi-brand retail.

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6. Facebook users in the US will soon be able to see which of their friends are nearby using a new feature launched by the company.

7. India and the US are positioned to embark on a more closely collaborative path and much more work are required to set the relationship in stone, according to Indian Ambassador S Jaishanka

8. Investments into Indian shares through participatory notes (P-Notes), a preferred route for HNIs and hedge funds from abroad, surged to the highest level in nearly three years at Rs 2.07 lakh crore (over USD 34 billion) in March.

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9. Star Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has been given clearance by his home board to play a shortened stint with Worcestershire in the English season.

10. Vietnam had decided against hosting the 2019 Asian Games for financial reasons, and was exploring procedures to withdraw from staging the region's largest sporting event.

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Q.121. Which of the following statement is FALSE ?(1) Marketing is a consumer oriented process.(2) Marketing is much more than selling and advertising.(3) The concept of marketing is a narrow term.(4) Marketing starts even before production starts.(5) Marketing helps the enterprise to adapt to the changing conditions and circumstances.

Q.122. Which of the following organization gave the definition Marketing is concerned with the people and activities involved in the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer(1) American Marketing Association(2) UK institute of Marketing(3) University of Regina(4) Harvard Law School(5) University of Chicago

Q.123. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of services ?(1) Perishability(2) Variability(3) Customer Participation(4) Tangibility(5) InseperabilityQ.124. Which of the following sector comes under the services sectors ?(1) Tourism(2) Legal(3) Transportation(4) Communication(5) All of these

Q.125. Expand SWOT.(1) Strengths, Width, Opportunities, Threats(2) Security, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats.(3) Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats(4) Society, Weaknesses, Opportunities , Travel(5) Systems, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Travel

Q.126. Which of the following is NOT a part of Product Life Cycle ?(1) Introduction(2) Growth(3) Saturation(4) Inflation(5) Maturity

Q.127. What is meant by B2B E-business Model ?(1) Bank-to Business(2) Business-to Bank(3) Building-to Business(4) Business to Broadcast(5) Business-to Business

Q.128. Describe B2C model of e-business.(1) Selling of products and services to corporates.(2) Selling of products and services directly to consumers.(3) Consumers name own prices, which businesses can accept or decline.(4) Businesses selling to local state, and federal agencies.(5) Consumers selling directly to other consumers.

Q.129. Telemarketing is a form of _________(1) Indirect Marketing(2) Field Marketing(3) Virtual Marketing(4) Direct Marketing(5) Online Marketing

Q.130. What is M-marketing ?(1) Mobile Marketing(2) Management Marketing(3) Model Marketing(4) Modern Marketing(5) Mind Marketing

Answers:Q.121.(3)Q.122.(1) American marketing Association is a professional association for marketers. It publishes the standard industry publications.Q.123.(4) Tangibility is in correct.Intangibility is a characteristic of service as service can not be seen, tasted, felt, heard etc.For other options :Perishability : services perish. They cannot be stored.An unutilised service capacity cannot be used further.Variability : Service are highly variable.Inseparability : Services can not be separted form the service provider.Q.124.(5)Q.125.(3) SWOT analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats involved in a project or in business venture.Q.126.(4) Product life cycle concept indicates that the product is born or introduced, grows, attains maturity and the point of saturation in that market and then soones or later it is bound to enter its declining stage.Inflation is not its part.Q.127.(5) It refers to selling of products and services to other business or brings multiple buyers and selless together in a central marketing place.Q.128.(2)Q.129.(4) In telemarketing, the marketer goes directly to the customers using telecom/IT facilities.Q.130.(1) Mobile marketing is named for its wider reach, law cost and high retention.

Who among the following has been named best woman Footballer of the year at the Indian Sports awards?[A] Oinam Bembem DeviPrevious Question's Answer is:Granting an outside organization access to internet web pages is often implemented using a(n)-(1) extranetIndia changed over to the decimal system of coinage in____?B. April 1957TOP - 10 HEADLINES - 19.02.2014*************************

1. Hitting out at critics of UPA's management of economy, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the government has "pulled back" the economy from a difficult situation and put it back on a high growth path.

2. In a major relief to three condemned prisoners in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the Supreme Court commuted their death sentence to life imprisonment on the ground of 11 years delay in deciding their mercy plea by the Centre.

3. India and the US have joined hands to crack down on the financial network and fund raising activities of Pakistan-based terror outfits.

4. Malaysia is the world's friendliest destination for Muslim travellers, according to a survey released today, but Japan has shown most improvement as it ramps up efforts to cash in on a growing market.

5. China attracted USD 10.76 billion in FDI in January, up 16.1 per cent from a year earlier, the government said today, signalling that global investors are still confident in the world's second-largest economy.

6. For the first time India lost its tag of the world's largest gold consumer to China, which lapped up 1,065.8 tonnes of the precious metal in 2013, says a World Gold Council report.

7. India's gold demand remained buoyant in 2013 and rose by 13 per cent to 975 tonnes compared to 2012, despite government putting in several restrictions to curb imports, according to a World Gold Council report.

8. Penalties totalling about Rs 136 crore have been imposed on as many as 1,389 entities by the regulator Sebi for various offences related to securities market.

9. An Indian-origin scientist has discovered an ultra-thin layer hidden deep in the eye that can help treat glaucoma, thus taking a step closer to curing blindness caused by the ocular disorder.

10. India retained their second position in the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings following the Wellington Test, which ended in a draw to give New Zealand a 1-0 series win.Which of the following states became the first state in thecountry to launch RBIs e-payment system for commercialtax payers?(D) KarnatakaTOP - 10 HEADLINES - 16.02.2014*************************

1. President inaugurates World Book Fair in New Delhi; Says our history and traditions have celebrated the argumentative Indians and not intolerant ones.

2. A recent survey conducted by Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR) has revealed that 75 per cent tribal children in 22 districts of Rajasthan are lagging behind in education and tribal girls are no more enrolling in schools.

3. Iran dropped four places in the latest FIFA world rankings though they continue to be the top ranked team in Asia.

4. Former test captain, Javed Miandad has tendered his resignation to the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

5. Singapore Airshow 2014 which played host to over 1,000 exhibitors from 47 countries has ended with announced deals worth USD 32 billion, its organisers said.

6. The Australian government would spend around three billion Australian dollars to purchase seven large unmanned aircraft for the country's border protection, media reports said.

7. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern has been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, just two weeks after retiring from a successful 30-year reign.

8. Even as a section of the US' corporate sector lobbies against India over protection of intellectual property rights, American aircraft major Boeing said the country has a strong legal framework to protect such rights.

9. A green foundation has been set up for promoting clean and green living through social, cultural and public programmes.

10. Over 32,000 birds including 18 different species of migratory birds were sighted during the recent headcount at Loktak lake in Manipur's Bishenpur district.

MARKETING OFFICER PRACTIC SET 27 February 2014 at 15:241.Personal selling tries to achieve three general goals: finding prospects, convincing prospects to buy, and ______.1. Monitoring new products being developed2. Being aware of competitors' sales activities3. Avoiding repeat sales.4. Keeping customers satisfied2.Mr. Kafeel, a sales person from Xerox, develops a list of potential customers and evaluatesthem on the basis of their ability, willingness, and authority to purchase copy machines. This process is called __________.1. Customer search2. Sales preparation3. Approaching the customer4. Prospecting3.Imran tells his wife, Saima, that his last sales call of the day at McDonald was a disaster.He explains that he never really figured out what the purchasing agent was looking for. Saima, a sales trainer for another firm, hands Imran a book on __________.1. Improving listening skills2. Overcoming objections3. Product demonstrations4. Closing the sales encounter4.Musharaf, a trained engineer, is a salesperson for a chemical manufacturer. He provides current customers with advice about a product's characteristics and applications.1. He is a Missionary salesperson2. Trade salesperson3. Inside order taker4. Technical salesperson5.A sales representative for Coca-Cola travels to various shops and restaurants to determine how much bottles the customer needs for the coming period. The sales representative would be classified as which one of the following types of sales1. Order getter2. Inside order taker3. Field order taker4. Trade salesperson6.A ___________ audit is used to assess a company's image among the organizations publics or to evaluate the effect of a specific program.1. Social2. Environmental3. Public Relations4. Publicity7.In many instances the MOST appropriate way to cope with a negative event that may lead to negative publicity is to __________.1. Discourage news coverage of the event2. Deny that the event occurred3. Facilitate news coverage4. Hire a public relations firm8. A marketer uses pioneer advertising to __________.1. Promote established brands2. Compare brand names3. Promote a product in the introductory stage of the life cycle4. Introduce a competitive version of the product9. Which of the following is the most important consideration when choosing an event to sponsor?1. Consistency in the association between the event and the company's product2. The length of the event3. When the event occurs4. The specific name of the event10. __________ is a broad set of communication activities used to create and maintain favorable relations between the organization and its publics.1. Advertising2. A press strategy3. Public relations4. Publicity11. The basic role of promotion is _____.1. Information2. Manipulation3. Communication4. Interpretation12.If the aim of the promotion to introduce a new consumer product is to achieve high awareness levels, the firm will most likely make heavy use of _______ in the promotional mix.1. Advertising2. Sales promotion3. Personal selling4. Publicity13. A consumer contest is an example of _____.1. Personal selling2. Sales promotion3. Advertising4. Indirect selling14. A television advertisement showing the safety features of the Volvo 240 DLwould be best classified as which of the following?1. Product advertising2. Pioneer advertising3. Defensive advertising4. Societal marketing15.Brands that are promoted through comparative advertising are MOST likely to be_____.1. Market leaders2. Brands that are attempting to compete with market leaders3. Primarily services rather than tangible goods4. Attempting to compete on a non-price basis16. Advertising appropriations are largest for which type of product?1. Industrial products2. Convenience goods3. High-priced products4. Specialty goods17.If Wrigley sets its pricing objective as attaining 38 percent of the chewing gum market, what else would be needed to make this a true pricing objective?1. A statement of demand elasticity2. An identification of cost structure3. A breakeven analysis4. Identification of a time period for accomplishment18. If a product has an inelastic demand and the manufacturer raises its price, _____1. Total revenue will increase2. Quantity demanded will increase3. The demand schedule will shift4. The demand will become more inelastic19.When marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue, the firm should _____.1. Produce more to increase profits2. Produce less to decrease total costs3. Stop producing additional units to maximize profits4. Provide discounts to encourage purchases20.Which one of the following pricing policies may result in losing money on theproduct?1. Price leader2. Psychological discounting3. Penetration pricing4. Special-event pricing21. In the ABSENCE of __________, pricing remains a flexible and convenient wayto adjust the marketing mix.1. Experience-curve effects2. Strong price competition3. Weak price competition4. Government price control22.Which one of the following statements by a company chairman best reflects the marketing concept?1. We have organized our business to make certain that we satisfy customer needs.2. We believe that the marketing department must organize to sell what weproduce.3. We try to produce only high quality, technically efficient products.4. We try to encourage company growth.23.The two components of a marketing strategy are _______.1. Marketing objectives and promotion2. Marketing mix and marketing objectives3. Target market and marketing mix4. Target markets and promotions24. The marketing concept is a philosophy that states that an organization should tryto satisfy customers' needs and at the same time ______.1. Increase market share.2. Increase sales.3. Achieve the organizations goals.4. Always produce high25. When a company adjusts price levels so that it can increase sales volume tolevels that match the organizations expenses, it is said to employ a _____pricingobjective.1. Market share2. Cash flow3. Return on investment4. Survival26. If Planters is concerned that acquiring a taste for its new product, honey-roastedmacadamia nuts, takes time, it should use __________ packaging.1. Family2. Multiple3. Tamper-resistant4. Unlabeled27. A carton of orange juice has no brand name on the package, only the name of theproduct 'orange juice'. This is an example of1. A manufacturer's brand.2. An own label brand3. A no-frills brand4. A generic brand.28. One distinguishing factor between a brand name and a brand mark is that a brandname is _______1. Creates customer loyalty.2. Consists of words.3. Identifies only one item in the product mix.4. Implies an organization's name.29. A firm may decide that all packages are to be similar or include one majorelement of the design. This approach to promote an overall company image iscalled ______1. Family extension.2. Family packaging.3. Overall packaging.4. Package extension.30.The _____ stage of the product life cycle generates most sales revenue for thefirm.1. Introduction2. Growth3. Maturity4. Decline31.The market consists of all the organization that acquire goods and services used inthe production of other products or services that are sold, rented, or supplied toother is called _______.1. Consumer market2. Business market3. Niche market4. Global market32.The relationship is built with a customer over a long period of time and fora long time is called ____1. Customer experience management2. Consumer life time value3. Customer life time value4. Consumer experience management33.The firm that allow the wants and needs of customers and potential customers to drive allthe firms strategic decision is known as _________1. Marketing oriented firm2. Customer oriented firm3. Consumer oriented firm4. All of above34._______________a form of marketing that puts particular emphasis on building a longer-term, more intimate bond between an organization and its individual customers.1. Integrated marketing2. Relationship marketing3. Global marketing4. Consumer marketing35. __________ is the part of the product in the form of additional consumer services andbenefits built around the core product and actual product1. Consumer product or service2. Tangible product or service3. Augmented product or service4. All of above36.The ____________includes the immediate actors involved in producing, distributing, andpromoting the offering.1. Task environment2. Broad environment3. Marketing environment4. Customer environment37.____________ is the set of marketing tools that the firm uses to pursue itsmarketing objectives in the target market.1. Consumer mix2. Product mix3. Customer mix4. Marketing mix38.The ___________ concept holds that the organizations task is to determine the needs, wants, and interests of target markets and to deliver the desired satisfactions more effectively and efficiently than competitors in a way thatpreserves or enhances the consumers and the societys well-being.1. Integrated marketing2. Relationship marketing3. Societal marketing4. Global marketing39. The production of different varieties of the same product, or different products at thesame level of processing, within a single firm. This may, but need not; take place insubsidiaries in different countries is known as __________1. Innovation Strategies2. Horizontal integration3. Vertical integration4. Market dominance strategies40.__________ is a strategic planning method that some organization uses to make flexiblelong-term plans.1. Scenario Planning2. Market planning3. Customer planning4. Consumer planning41. companys or brands reliability, competitive prices, quality and reliability, and an effective sales force are required to deal with _______________market.1. Consumer2. Business3. Global4. Governmental42. A small retailer lies under the _______________ environment.1. Task2. Broad3. Weak4. Competitive43. Core Competency:1. provides potential access to a wide variety of markets2. increases perceived customer benefits3. both of the given options4. none of the given options44. The JEO Films investment in film Khuda Ke Liye is an example of:1. Product concept2. Production concept3. Marketing concept4. All of the given options45. The phrase marketing decisions must be carefully monitored as a whole is concerned with _______________ part of the broad environment.1. Monitoring2. Flexibility3. Research & Development4. None of the given options46. When the customer asks a specific product from the retailer, it can be an impact of _______________.1. Demand Pull Strategy2. Cost Pull Strategy3. Demand Push Strategy4. Product Line Strategy47. Which one of the followings is not a part of the Marketing Plan?1. Executive summary2. Implementation3. Salutation4. Appendix48. A position, in which a company is in a strong but not foremost position, that is satisfied to live at this level and enjoys its market shares, is called _______________.1. Market leader2. Market follower3. Market challenger4. Market nicher49. When a company upgrade its brand with more signs and appearanceunder the same price for capturing more target costumers, is bestunder the:1. Cost leadership strategy2. Differentiation strategy3. Promotional strategy4. Scenario planning50. Warranty and installations are the parts of:1. Specialty Goods2. Core product3. Tangible Product4. Augmented ProductANSWERS PRACTIC SET 21-4,2-4,3-4,4-4,5-3,6-3,7-3, 8-3,9-1,10-4,11-3,12-1,13-2,14-1,15-2,16-2,17-4,18-1,19-3,20-1,21-4,22-1,23-3,24-3,25-4,26-2,27-4,28-2,29-2,30-3,31-2,32-3,33-1,34-2,35-3,36-1,37-4,38-3,39-2,40-1,41-2,42-1,43-4,44-3,45-4,46-1,47-3,48-2,49-2,50-4

Which Bank came to highlight recently for declaring an interim dividend of 9000%, which is said to be the highest in Indias banking industry?

4. Tamilnad Mercantile BankWhich of the following is not a nationalized bank?

1. PNB2. Indian Bank3. Karnataka Bank4. Canara Bank5. Bank of India95% of worlds diamond reserves are found in

(B) Kimberley

SDR, the currency of the IMF, is in the form of____?(A) Paper CurrencyWhat is the shortcut key of SAVE As ?

(a) F1(b) F5(c) F12(d ) F9The boundary line between India and China is called(A) McMahon LineName the Two recipients of Padma Vibhushan for year 2014?

1. Nand lal Bose & Zohra Sehgal2. B.K.S. Iyengar and R.A. Mashelkar3. A.S. Ganguly & Yash Pal4. Zakir Hussin & Y. Venugopal Reddy5. None of theseNick Name of Cities in India 2*************************

1. Deccan Queen- Pune2. City of Bulidings- Kolkata3. Dakshin Ganga or Old Ganga- Godavari4. Egg Bowl of Asia- Andhra Pradesh5. Soya Region- Madhya Pradesh6. Manchester of South- Coimbatore7. City of Nawabs- Lucknow8. Venice of the East- Cochin9. Sorrow of Bengal- Damodar River10. Sorrow of Bihar- Kosi River11. Blue Mountains- Nilgiri12. Queen of Mountains- Massoorie


Q.131. What are specialty stores ?(1) Stores that specializes in electronic goods only.(2) Stores that specializes in a single line of goods with a deep assortment to give wider choice to customers.(3) Stores that are managed by hawkers, pedlars, street vendors.(4) Stores that offer great shopping convenience to customers.(5) Stores that specializes in selling books only.

Q.132. What is concept Marketing ?(1) It is the type of marketing in which manufactures own outlets and exclusive show rooms.(2) It is the factory outlets owned and operated by retailers.(3) It is an act of converting a new concept into a product.(4) It is the concept of marketing through sending messages on mobiles.

(5) None of theseQ.133. Expand ICDT Model.(1) Information, communication, Transaction and Distribution.(2) Investment, communication, transaction and distribution.(3) Internet, carrier, Transaction and Distribution.(4) Internet, communication, Transport and Distribution.(5) Information, communication, Transportation and Distribution.

Q.134. An advertisement is not for _____________(1) Suggesting new uses of product.(2) Explaining how a product works.(3) Telling about a new product.(4) Building brand preferences.(5) None of these

Q.135. Which of the following is NOT a base for Market segmentation ?(1) Behavioral Segmentation(2) Demographic Segmentation(3) Geographic Segmentation(4) Psychographic segmentation(5) Status Segmentation

Q.136. Which of the following is NOT an important component of PROMOTIONAL MIX?(1) Advertising(2) Personal selling(3) Sales Promotion(4) Publicity(5) Total quality Management

Q.137. Advertising is a non- personal mass communication by an _____________ sponsor.(1) Unidentified(2) Identified(3) Powerful(4) Spontaneous(5)Convenient

Q.138. Which of the following factors do not affect the Pricing Policy of a company ?(1) Cost(2) Demand(3) Competition(4) Distribution Channel(5) Standard of living

Q.139. The task of creating strong customer loyalty is called ________(1) Accountable Marketing(2) Total Quality Marketing(3) Relationship Marketing(4) Direct Marketing(5) None of these

Q.140. What is meant by the term Brand insistence ?(1) A buyer will buy the brand but has an open mind to try another brand.(2) A buyer insists on purchasing one brand only and will not accept a substitute.(3) A buyer has no knowledge of the existence of brand.(4) A buyer favors the purchase of the brand(5) A buyer has a strong attachment to the brand and will not accept a substitute if brand is available.

Answers:

Q.131.(2) Examples : Stores selling ready made garments, electronic goods, Books and Magazines, Jewellery etc.Q.132.(3)Q.133.(1) ICDT model is used as a bases for discussing the Internet strategy.Q.134.(2)Q.135.(5) Market segmentation is the dividing of heterogeneous markets into segments. It is the most popular technique used to reach the market with service packages.Q.136.(5) There are five important components in promotional mix-1. Advertising2. Personal Selleing3. Sales promotion.4. Publicity and public relations.5. Direct MarketingQ.137.(2) Advertising is a form of communication used to encourage or persuade and audience to continue or take some new action.Q.138.(5) Pricing policy is the policy by which a company determines the wholesale and retail prices for its products or services.Q.139.(3) Relationship Marketing is defined as a strategy that aims at developing and managing long-term relations with customers, supplies and distributors in order to earn and retain the business of the enterprises ?Q.140.(2)*****SPORTS & GAMES QUIZ*****

1) Corey Anderson ,who hit the fastest century in one-day international history on 1 January 2014 , belongs to which country ?

Ans:- New Zealand

2) Which player was awarded the Order of Prince Henry, one of the Portugals highest honours, by the Portugals president office on 3 January 2014?

Ans:- Cristiano Ronaldo

3) Who won the Sydney International Tennis Tournament Womens singles title on 10 January 2014 ?

Ans:- Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria

4) Who retained the Volvo Golf Champions title at the Durban Country Club held on 12 January 2014?

Ans:- South Africas Louis Oosthuizen

5) Which Australian cricketer won the coveted Allan Border medal 2014 on 20 January 2014?

Ans:- Mitchell Johnson

6) Who won the Winnipeg Winter Club Open trophy on 3 February 2014 ?

Ans:- Indias Squash player Joshna Chinappa

7) Who became the youngest Russian athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics 2014 at Sochi, Russia on 9 February 2014 in free skating in the team figure skating competition ?

Ans:- Yulia Lipnitskaya

8) International Olympic Committee (IOC) revoked ban on Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after how many months on 11 February 2014?

Ans:- 14 months

9) The 2014 Winter Olympics was held from 7 23 February 2014 at ?

Ans:- Sochi, Russia

10) Which player came out as the most expensive player for the 7th edition of IPL, auction for which was held on 12 February 2014?

Ans:- Yuvraj Singh**** INTERNATIONAL QUIZ****

1) Which two countries have on 5 February 2014 agreed to hold reunions of families separated since the Korean War ?

Ans:- North Korea and South Korea

2) Which country has topped in terms of intellectual property (IP) environment in the list of 25 countries released recently?

Ans:- US

3) In the month of February 2014 South African president Jacob Zuma announced the general elections will be held on - ?

Ans:- 2014 May 7

4) In the month of February 2014 which country has agreed to develop biggest cargo airport in Afghanistan on Herat airport that is located in Western part of the country ?

Ans:- Italy

5) Which countrys Parliament on 19 February 2014 passed a law that made it mandatory to put graphic warning on cigarette packs?

Ans:- Sri Lanka

6) The Health Ministry of Japan on 1 January 2014 estimated that a quarter of the population is currently aged over 65 and the figure is expected to reach nearly 40 percent by ?

Ans:- 2060

7) Which government recently announced to build a new sanctuary to save Worlds rarest Javan rhinos?

Ans:- Indonesia

8) Parliamentary elections in North Korea, creating the 13th Supreme Peoples Assembly, will be held on - ?

Ans:- 9 March 2014

9) The Parliament of Europe on 14 January 2014 signed a new carbon dioxide restriction treaty which seeks to slash emissions for a segment of transport across the European Union (EU) by 28% from year 2020. The treaty focuses on which transport segment?

Ans:- Commercial Vans

10) The term Euromaidan came to news recently, which stands for a huge spat of civil unrest and anti-government protests in a country.Which country is associated with these protests?

Ans:- Ukraine****ECONOMY QUIZ****

1) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 6 February 2014 approved 100% FDI in which mobile company thus making it the countrys first telecom player to be fully owned by a foreign company?

Ans:- Vodafone

2) Which two Northeastern states are set to come on rail map as part of Railways extension of network in the Northeastern States as announced in the interim Railway Budget for 2014-15, which was presented in the Lok Sabha on 12 February 2014?

Ans:- Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh

3) What is the name of Indias first public sector unit (PSU), the revival plan for which was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 13 February 2014?

Ans:- ITI Limited

4) Reserve Bank on 4 February 2014 has issued certificate of authorisation to four non-bank entities to set up White Label ATMs (WLAs) in the country. Which among the following was not in that list of non-bank entities?

Ans:- Varkeys Ventures

5) Which entity was on 6 January 2014 selected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act as a local operating unit for issuing globally compatible Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) in India?

Ans:- The Clearing Corporation of India Limited CCIL

6) According to data provided by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and Seafood Exporters Association of India on 9 January 2014, which country has recently overtaken South East Asia as the largest market for Indian seafood exports?

Ans:- The United States

7) POSCO, the South Korean steel maker giant on 10 January 2014 received environment clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) in which state ?

Ans:- Odisha

8) What is the name of world first Bitcoin storage service that insures deposits of the digital currency against hackers and accidental loss, which was opened on London on 12 January 2013?

Ans:- Elliptic Vault

9) Which state became the first state to withdraw FDI in Multibrand Retail on 13 January 2013?

Ans:- Delhi*****AWARDS & HONOURS*****

1) Name the director of Research Centre Imarat (RCI), the avionics hub of DRDOs missile complex, on 3 February 2014 received Indian Science Congress Associations Homi J. Bhabha Memorial Award for 2013-14 ?

Ans:- G. Satheesh Reddy

2) Who was conferred Award of Honour by Ron Burton, President of Rotary International on 11 February 2014 in New Delhi ?

Ans:- PresidentPranab Mukherjee

3) Malala Yousafzai has been nominated for the World Childrens Prize on 7 February 2014. In which year World Childrens Prize, also known as the Childrens Nobel Prize was founded?

Ans:- 2000

4) Who were received the International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 on 15 February 2014 ?

Ans:- Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre and Prof. Guocheng Zhang

5) Which film has been adjudged Best Motion Picture at 71st annual Golden Globe Awards ?

Ans:- 12 Years a Slave

6) Who has won the DSC prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer on 18 January 2014?

Ans:- Cyrus Mistry

7) Name the Indian Noted author and journalist has been awarded a Fellowship of Kings College London, the British institutions highest honour on 16 January 2014 ?

Ans:- Khushwant Singh

8) Which state bagged 3rd Krishi Karman Award for 2012-13 for being the best performing state in overall agricultural production in the country on 18 January 2014?

Ans:- West Bengal

9) Name the Indian born Scientist and Professor (Emeritus) at Stanford University on 21 January 2014 was awarded with prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize for developing the theory and application of MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) antennas ?

Ans:- Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj*******LATEST UPDATE*******

Narendra Kothari Appointed As new Chairman of NMDC(National Mineral Development Corporation Limited on 17 April

Admiral Robin K Dhowan on 17 April took over as the 22nd Chief of Indian Navy

State Bank of India (SBI) launched Tablet (Tab) Banking service for opening Savings Bank accounts

The Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment on 15th April 2014, created the third gender status for transgenders.

India-born poet Vijay Seshadri has won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize.

Arvind Mayaram has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary on 15 April.

Baroda won the National Syed Mustaq Ali Cricket T20 Trophy title after defeated Uttar Pradesh in the final match by three runs on 14 April at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh written by Dr. Sanjaya Baru.

Veteran film lyricist and director Gulzar has been chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013.

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) .

Ratan Tata, the former chairman of the Tata Group which is one of the largest employers in Britain, has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth with a GBE (Knight Grand Cross), one of the UKs highest civilian awards.

R Chandrasekaran Takes Over As NASSCOM chairman.

Sachin Tendulkar Adorns Cover of Wisden Cricketers Almanack.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian American novelist Jhumpa Lahiris Lowland has been shortlisted for the 2014 Baileys Prize, the UKs only annual book award for fiction written by a woman.

Ravi Chauhan was appointed as Managing Director for SAP India.

Koyal Rana won the coveted Miss India 2014 crown at the 51st edition of the pageant.

Indian Cricket Captain MS Dhoni has won United Kingdoms 2014 Asian award for outstanding achievement in sports.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) received the Most Efficient Navratna Award for the year 2013.

The government has appointed R Gandhi as deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 3 April.

Union Government appointed senior IPS officer D K Pathak as the new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF).

The seventh annual World Autism Awareness Day 2014 was celebrated across the world on 2 April 2014.

****CURRENT QUIZ****

1. Who won women's title of the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament on Sunday, 26 Jan 2014?

=Saina Nehwal

2. Raghunath A Mashelkar won Padma Vibhushan Award 2014 from ______ field in January 2014.

=Science and Engineering

3. which country formally joined the euro zone, becoming the 18th member of the group of EU states which uses the euro as its currency in jan 2014 ?

=Latvia

4. who took over as the Air Force chief in Jan 2014?

=Arup Raha

5. The Election Commission of India celebrated the 4th National Voters Day across the country on 25 January 2014. What was the theme for the 4th National Voters Day?

=Ethical Voting

6. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam Nabi Azad inaugurated the new All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in which city on 26 February 2014?

=Bhubaneswar

7.Name the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Kolkata-based United Bank of India (UBI), who resigned on 21 February 2014?

=Archana Bhargava

8.Who was conferred Award of Honour of Rotary International by Ron Burton, President of Rotary International on 11 February 2014 in New Delhi?

=Pranab Mukherjee

9)SEBI chairman has got a two-year extension till 2016 to continue at the top job as finance ministry has issued a notification to this effect on 7th Feb 2014. Who is current SEBI chairman?

=U K Sinha

10.On 4 February 2014, who was appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission?

=Ashok Kumar Mathur******LATEST UPDATE*******

Justice G Rohini appointed as the first women Chief Justice of Delhi High Court

Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Sriprakash KS has been presented with the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology outstanding services award for prevention of blindness at the World Ophthalmic Conference in Tokyo

The World Heritage Day was observed acrossthe World on 18 April with the theme Heritage of Commemoration

Using NASAs Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet, named Kepler-186f

Abdelaziz Bouteflika won fourth time as the President of Algeria

Capital market regulator of India, the Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 17 April 2014 issued detailed corporategovernance norms for listed companies

President Pranab Mukherjee on 31 March conferred Padma awards on 66 eminent personalities at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan

US ambassador to India Nancy Powell has resigned her post on 31 March

Best Fund House Award achieved by ICICI Prudential on 30 March

Indian-origin Gopal Rao on 27 March won UK Twitter Prize

India was on 27 March officially declared Polio Free by the World Health Organisation

Japanese Architect Shigeru Ban Won 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize

Renowned Hindi author Govind Mishra will be given Sarawasti honour for the year 2013 for his book Dhool Paudho Par

The 23rd G.D.Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2013 has been given to theoretical physicist Rajesh Gopakumar of the Department of Physics at the Harish-Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad

World Water Day 2014 was observed on 22 March with the theme Water and Energy to raise awareness of the inter-linkages between water and energy

Shubranshu Choudhary Won 2014 Digital Activism Award

The Indian Journalists Association in London has unanimously elected its first woman president Aditi Khanna

Gujarat has been ranked number one in a list of Indias 20 largest states in terms of economic freedom

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany won the Australian Grand Prix on 16 March

Czech priest and intellectual Tomas Halik has won the 2014 Templeton Prize

World Kidney Day 2014 was observed on 13 March 2014 .

Rakesh Sethi has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Allahabad Bank

Soma Mondal has been appointed as the new Director (Commercial) of Navratna PSU National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) on 12 March

Justice (Retd.) BN Srikrishna has been appointed as the Chairman of Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB)

Michelle Bachelet has been sworn-in as the President of Chile in Valparaiso on 11 March

International Women Day is being observed across the world on 8 March 2014

Tom Albanese, former Rio Tinto Chief, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vedanta Resources

Technology firm Avaya has appointed Priyadarshi Mohapatra as its Managing Director (MD) for India and SAARC operations

World Dentist Day is being observed across the world on 6 March 2014////////////STATES QUIZ////////////

1) Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) officially launched the North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project (NERCORMP) at on 6 January 2014 ?

Ans:- Changlang in Arunachal Pradesh

2) Which state will launch its adult vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) from 22 February 2014 ?

Ans:- Assam

3) Which state Government on 15 January 2014 decided to increase the reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 19.5 percent to 27 percent ?

Ans:- Goa

4) Which state on 9 January 2014 became the first State in India to provide Universal Health Coverage to its population ?

Ans:- Karnataka

5) The pilot project of Amuls first Any Time Milk (ATM) vending machine to dispense milk on 24X7 basis was on 19 January 2014 installed at - ?

Ans:- Anand, Gujarat

6) Indias first monorail Mumbai Monorail was opened for the general public on 2 February 2014 after being inaugurated on 1 February.Which authority owns and operates this monorail project?

Ans:- Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)

7) Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications & Information Technology on 4 February 2014 launched a special service of the Speed Post for booking and delivery of Notices/ Summons of which High Court with Proof of Delivery (PoD) facility?

Ans:- Delhi High Court

8) Which State Police on 6 February 2014 launched a helpline number +91-8750871111 for foreign nationals in distress ?

Ans:- Delhi

9) Union Cabinet approved the Telangana Bill on 7 February 2014. As per the bill which will be the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh?

Ans:- Hyderabad

10) The Union Ministry of Urban Development gave an in-principle approval to the Phase I of the - Metro Rail Project on 12 February 2014 ?

Ans:- Pune********INDIA & WORLD QUIZ********

1) Which two countries have signed two umbrella agreements for financial and technical co-operation on 5 February 2014 ?

Ans:- India and Germany

2) Which country and India on 11 February 2014 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as part of their efforts to intensify bilateral cooperation in the area of renewable energy ?

Ans:- Netherlands

3) India was ranked in the list of ten countries in terms of digital governance on 11 February 2014 ?

Ans:- 8th

4) Which insurgent group from India ranked fourth among the top ten most active non-state armed groups in 2013, according to the IHS Janes latest Global Terrorism and Insurgency Attack Index, a major defence and business risk think-tank?

Ans:- The Communist Party of India

5) What was Indias rank among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2014 released on 12 February 2014?

Ans:- 140

6) India on 1 January 2014 decided to send a team of senior officials to assess the political and security situation in - ?

Ans:- South Sudan

7)Which country and India on 2 January 2014 signed an agreement on labour cooperation for domestic service workers recruitment ?

Ans:- Saudi Arabia

8) Which country and India on 13 January 2014 signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for co-operation in Iron and Steel Sector ?

Ans:- Canada

9) Which country decided to be one of the partners in the proposed National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ) in Andhra Pradesh on 6 January 2014?

Ans:- China

10) Which country and India on on 18 January 2014 agreed to promote cooperation in renewable energy, especially in areas of solar energy and wind power ?

Ans:- United Arab Emirates (UAE)

****SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY QUIZ****

1) What is the name of the supersonic cruise missile was successfully fired on 6 February 2014 from a naval warship INS Trikand in salvo mode in the Arabian Sea ?

Ans:- BrahMos

2) Which country scientist have recently discovered a pre-leukemic stem cell that may be at the root of acute myeloid leukemia ?

Ans:- Canada

3) Indias Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan, completed 100 days in space on - ?

Ans:- 12 February 2014

4) Name the software to predict weather developed by researchers from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) recently?

Ans:- Monitoring Climate Change (Moclic)

5) Which Meteorological Data Processing System was dedicated to the nation on 15 January 2014 on the occasion of 139th Foundation Day of India Meteorological Department (IMD)?

Ans:- INSAT 3D

6) What is the name of Indias satellite-based flight navigation system which has been certified by aviation regulator DGCA, recently ?

Ans:- GAGAN

7) Which country has recently carried out another successful test of its advanced missile defense system named Arrow 3 designed to intercept long range missiles ?

Ans:- Israel

8) Name Indias supercomputer rated 1st in India, 9th in the Asia Pacific Region and 44th in the world among the most power efficient computer systems as per the Green500 List?

Ans:- Param Yuva-IIMost CONFUSING GK QUESTIONS FROM DAYS :_______________________________1. National Youth Day - January 12

2. International Youth Day - August 12

3. National Teachers' Day - September 5

4. International Teachers' Day - October 5

5. National Tourism Day - January 25

6. International Tourism Day - September 27

7. National Children's Day - November 14

8. International Children's Day - June 1

9. National Consumer Day - December 24

10. International Consumer Day - March 15

11. National Postal Day - October 10

12. International Postal Day - October 9

13. National Blood Donation Day - October 1

14. World Blood Donors Day - JUNE 14Which of the following organisations/agencies has specifically been set up to boost overall rural development in India?Ans.3)NABARDThe Tropic of Cancer passes through:Ans.(3) India and Saudi Arabia@@@ IMPORTANT POINTS FOR BANKING EXAMS @@@ Chairman of railway board: Arunendra Kumar has been appointed as Chairman of Railway Board. New Air chief: Air Marshal Arup Raha name has been announced as the next chief of the Indian Air Force after Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne retired on Dec. 31, 2013. New CMD for corporation bank: S. R. Bansal has taken the Charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation Bank. IBA New CEO: M.V. Tanksale former CMD of Central Bank has taken over as Chief Executive of Indian Bank Association. He succeeds Dr. K. Ramakrishnan. Anurag Jain: Anurag Jain, Joint Secretary (Financial Inclusion & CVO), Deptt. of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as CMD of Export-Import Bank of India, till such time as a regular incumbent is appointed. Anurag Jain succeeds TCA Ranganathan, who relinquished his office, on attaining superannuation. Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has been appointed as Chairman of Law Commission of India. Ms Usha Anantha Subramanian has been appointed as CMD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank. Krishna Mohan Sahni has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has taken over as Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). He succeeds Dr. Prakash Bakshi. Mr. Arun Tiwari has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director of Union Bank of India. Tiwari has replaced D. Sarkar. First woman MD of LIC: Usha Sangwan has been appointed first woman Managing Director of LIC. Siddarth Birla has been appointed as the President of FICCI. The Government has appointed Senior IAS Officer DevendraBhushan Gupta as Secretary in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

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